VZ_342 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 (edited) While over Argentina, I happened to look at the Moon, and it is upside down. I watched a video recently where it is explained how and why the Moon is seen differently by North and South. If you look at the impact crater that looks like a star (that is Tycho) in the Northern Hemisphere, it's near the "bottom" of the Moon, while in the Southern it is near the "top". Source Moon in DCS/Argentina currently: Edited July 24 by VZ_342 1 4
VZ_342 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 (edited) I got this from Reddit, this thread has a couple links and a description of the moons angular relationship to the Earth (the Moon's orbit isn't aligned with the Equator). It was noted in the thread that the Moon's orientation is loosely associated with the latitude one is on (look at "First Quarter" column and then look at the Latitude on the left). North Pole = 90⁰ = shadow is up/down London = 51.5⁰ = shadow is ~ +45⁰ Equator = ⁰ = shadow is horizontal Sydney = 33.9⁰ S = shadow is ~ -45⁰ South Pole = 90⁰ = shadow is down/up Edited October 13 by VZ_342 1 1
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